Elastic-tread horseshoe.



No. 819,016. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906-- A. W. JONES. ELASTIC TEEADHORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26 1905.

UNITED s'rA'rns PATENT onnion.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed September 26, 1905. Serial No. 280,127.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED W. Jonas, a citizen of the United States,residing at St.v Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented new anduseful Im rovements in Elastic- Tread Horseshoes, 0 which the followingis a the intermediate portions between the toe and heel contracted inwidth to form insets on the outer sides of said channel and providespaces at the sides of the shoe on the outer sides of said contractedintermediate portions for the nail-holes, so that the nail-holes areclear of and on the outer sides of the intermediate portions ofthechannel, in combination with an elasticcushion to fit in the saidchannel havin its heel portion widened to fit'in the widened portionsofthe heel portions of the channel and provided at its toe portion with aforwardly-projecting flange to ock under the widened toe portion of saidchannel, the heel portions of the shoe and of the cushion havingcoengaging flanges and grooves to look the widened heel portions of thecushion in the widened heel ortions of the channel in the shoe, as.hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is artly an inverted plan viewandpartly a horizontal sectional view of an elastic-tread horseshoe embod gmy improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectiona view of the toe portion of theshoe. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the intermediate portion of the shoe,and Fi s. 4 and 5 are sectional views, one longitudinal and onetransverse, of one of the heel portions of the shoe. I

In the embodiment of my invention I provide the metallic horseshoe-bodya with a channel I) on its under side, which extends entirely around theshoe from its heel portions to its toe portion and forms an inner flangec and an outer flange d. The outer flan e d has its intermediateportions between the heels ahd the toes inset to form shoulders e tocontract thewidth of the channel between the heel portions and the toeortion of the shoe and provide spaces on t e outer sides of the shoe forthe nailioles g, so that the :5 nail-holes are in the outer side andentirely clear of the channel. The said spaces f are withinwardlyprojecting flan 'es 'i.

here shown as beveled to strengthen theouter flange and to im rove theappearance of the shoe. The Wi ened heel ortions h of the channel formedin rear 0 the inset shoulders e are provided at their rear ends The toeportion of the channel under the toe-calk k is widened, as at m, so thatthe toe-call; forms an overhanging flange over the front side of thechannel at the toe thereof.

In connection with the horseshoe-body I provide a cushion 1, which isprefera ly made of rubber and which is adapted to fitin the channel ofthe horseshoe-body. At the front or toe end of the said cushion is aflange 2, which is adapted to enter the recess m thereunder, theoverhanging toe-call; coacting with the flange formed on the cushion tolock the toe of the cushion in place in the. toe portion of the channel.The-heel portions of the cushion are widened on their outer sides, as at3, to fit in the widened heel portions h of the channel andto formshoulders 4, which .by en agement with the shoulders e of the horsesoe-body prevent the cushion from creeping or moving longitudinally inthe channel. In the sides of the heel portions in the cushion are rooves5 for the reception of the flanges t at t e heel portions of thehorseshoe-body. Said grooves and said flanges coast to lock the heelportions of the cushion securely to the heel body, while admitting ofthe ready removal of the cushion from the horseshoe-body when thecushion becomes worn and it becomes desirable or necessary to replace itwith a new one. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A horseshoe having a channel in its lower side widened at the toe andheel, provided with inwardly-extending flanges at the toe and heel, andhaving the intermediate por tions between the toe and heel contractedto. form insets on the outer sides of said channel ,1 in combinationwith a detachable elastic cushion shaped to fit the irregularities ofsaid channel, substantially as described.

2. A horseshoe having a channel in its lower portions of thehorseshoeside, widened at the toe and heel, provided sides of saidcontracted intermediate portions for the nail-holes so that thenail-holes are clear and on the outer sides of the intermediate portionsof the channel, in combination with a detachable elastic cushion shapedto fit the irregularities of said channel, substantially as described.

3. A horseshoe having a channel in its lower side, widened at the toeand heel, provided with inwardly-extending flanges at the toe and heel,and having the intermediate portions between the toe and heel contractedto form insets on the outer sides of said channel and provide spaces inthe shoe on the outer sides of said contracted intermediate portions forthe nail-holes so that the nail-holes are clear and on the outer sidesof the intermediate portions of the channel, in combination the widenedtoe and heel portions of the channel, said cushion having a flange atits toe portion to engage the recess at the toe por-' portion to receivethe flanges at the heel portions of the channel and to detachably look Ithe toe and heel portions of the cushionin stantially as described.

with a detachable elastic cushion to fit in said channel and havingwidened portions to fit in 20 tion of the shoe and having grooves in itsheel the toe and heel portions of the channel, sub- In'testimony whereofI have signed my 0 name to this specification in the presence of

